District 742 Receives W. K. Kellogg Foundation Grant

October 30, 2017

St. Cloud Area School District 742 has received an $888,205 grant from the W. K. Kellogg (WKKF) Foundation of Battle Creek, Michigan to fund a three-year project at Discovery and Talahi Community Schools. District 742 has introduced co-teaching and culturally responsive instruction as strategies for inclusive education. WKKF funding will help the District build on its successful efforts with a goal of expansion throughout the District in the future.

This project was specifically designed for Talahi (a priority school) and Discovery (a focus school) to expand co-teaching to Pre-K, to provide ongoing mentoring and coaching for co-teachers, to create welcoming, community-based family engagement centers, and to train all school staff in trauma-informed education. Read the full press release.